"L" Is for Lawless

"L" Is for Lawless
"L" Is for Lawless  
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Cover of the book "L" Is for Lawless by Sue Grafton.
Author(s) Sue Grafton
Country United States
Language English
Series Alphabet Mysteries
Genre(s) Mystery
Publisher Henry Holt and Company
Publication date 1995
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 290 pp (first edition)
ISBN 9780805019377
OCLC Number 32469644
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 20
LC Classification PS3557.R13 L2 1995
Preceded by "K" Is for Killer
Followed by "M" Is for Malice

"L" Is for Lawless is the twelfth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels[1] and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.[2]

Plot summary

Kinsey is asked by her landlord Henry Pitts to help out Bucky, the grandson of their recently deceased neighbor Johnny Lee. Bucky is trying to ensure his grandfather has a military burial, but when Bucky submits a claim for his grandfather's death benefits, the military has no record of his grandfather. It appears that Johnny's past is not what it seems. Ray Rawson and Gilbert Hays, old acquaintances of Johnny Lee, turn up unexpectedly and are interested in the meager contents of Johnny's garage apartment. Events send Kinsey across the country in a wild search for the proceeds from a crime committed 40 years ago.

References

  1. ^ Kenney, Michael (1995-09-09). "Sue Grafton savors the making of the mystery". The Boston Globe. 
  2. ^ Stassel, Stephanie (2000-04-03). "Southern California's Intrepid Alphabet Sleuth; Sue Grafton's bestselling mysteries--each titled with a different letter--feature her smart-alecky but down-to-earth alter ego, Kinsey Millhone". Los Angeles Times: p. E1. 


v · d · eWorks by Sue Grafton
Alphabet novels
"A" Is for Alibi • "B" Is for Burglar • "C" Is for Corpse • "D" Is for Deadbeat • "E" Is for Evidence • "F" Is for Fugitive • "G" Is for Gumshoe • "H" Is for Homicide • "I" Is for Innocent • "J" Is for Judgment • "K" Is for Killer • "L" Is for Lawless • "M" Is for Malice • "N" Is for Noose • "O" Is for Outlaw • "P" Is for Peril • "Q" Is for Quarry • "R" Is for Ricochet • "S" Is for Silence • "T" Is for Trespass • "U" Is for Undertow • "V" Is for Vengeance
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